Buckle



A. NEUMANN Aug. 1l, 1953 BUCKLE 2 Sheets-SheeiI 1 Filed May 3, 1950 INVENTOR. 4MM/4 /VEaM/M/N A. NEUMANN Aug. 11, 1953 kBUCKLE Filed May 3, 1950 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 nvm/TOR. 410/4 /VEaM/q/sw BY Patented Aug. 11, 1953 UNITED STATES 'PATENT lOFFICE BUCKLE y Annal Neumann, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application May 3, 1950, Serial No. 159,7 08

2 Claims. (Cl. 24-168) The present invention relates to buckles and particularly to a fastener for adjusting belts, straps, or the like.

Fasteners of similar basic construction have been disclosed in my prior Patents No. 2,475,634, dated July 12, 1949, and No. 2,480,874, dated September, 1949. The fasteners of both said patents comprise a lower and an upper member, the latter being threaded through the former, to rest thereon in operative position. This arrangement required an opening in the lower member and particularly in buckles of smaller sizes, as for instance in shoe buckles it was somewhat diflicult to thread the upper member through the lower member.

It is, therefore, one of the objects of the present invention to provide a fastener for adjusting belts, straps, or the like, which permits of easy threading of one into the other member independently of the size of the fastener.

It is another object of the present invention lto provide a fastener for adjusting belts, straps, or the like, one member of which comprises two parts which are hinged together.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a fastener for adjusting belts, straps, or the like, one member of which rests on the other member, while the belt, strap, or the like of the upper member is threaded sidewardly into the lower member.

With these and other objects in view, which will become apparent in the following detailed description, the present invention will be clearly understood in connection with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is an exploded top plan view of the fastener;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the fastener shown in Fig. 1, the upper member resting on the lower member in operative position;

Fig. 3 is a section along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is an exploded top plan view of the fastener shown in Fig. 1, however, the lower member having two hinged parts;

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the fastener yshown in Fig. 4, the upper member resting on thelower member in operative position;

Fig. 6 is a section along the lines 6-6 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is an exploded top plan view of a fastener, the lower member of which has two oppositely disposed openings;

Fig. 8 is a top plan view of the fastener shown in Fig. 'l in operative position;

Fig. 9 is a section along the lines 9-9 of Fig.

Fig. 10 is an exploded top plan view of a fastener similar to that of Fig. 1;

Fig. 11 is a top plan View of the fastener shown in Fig. 10 in operative position;

Fig. 12 is a section along the lines of I 2--I2 Vof Fig. 11;

Fig. 13 is an exploded top plan view yof the fastener having two openings disposed on the same side of the lower member;

Fig. 14 is a. top plan view of the fastener shown in Fig. '13 in operative position; f

Fig. 15 is a section along the lines l5--I5 of Fig. 14;

Fig. 16 is a top plan view of another embodiment of a fastener having two openings disposed on the same side of the lower member;

Fig. 17 is a section along the lines I'I-I'I of Fig. 16; and

Fig. 18 is an end View of the fastener shown in Fig. 16.

Referring now to the drawing and particularly to Figs. 1 to 3, the fastener comprises a frame-like lower member l and an upper member 2 which rests on the lower member l and overlaps preferably, at least the ends thereof in operative position. Strap portions of the respective ends of a belt or the like 3 and 4 are immovably associated with the respective members I and 2. In the embodiment shown in Figs. '1 to 3 the 'lower member comprises a preferably rectangular frame 5 which has one side opening 6 adjacent to one end of the frame 5 which opening communicates with a slot and serves the purpose to receive the belt 4 threaded through the upper member 2. As stated the belt 3 is immovably associated with the frame 5 andI for this purpose three cross bars l, 8 and 9, are provided intermediate to the ends of the-frame 5. As particularly shown in Fig. 3, the belt 3 is threaded from below between one end of the frame 5 and the first cross bar l then passing in the same direction above the 'cross bars 8 and 9 and then below the cross bars 8 and 9 in opposite direction and further above the first cross bar l.

The upper member `2 has, preferably, two crosswise extending longitudinally spaced slots f I0 which receive the belt 4 in such'manner that it passes from below'through the yfirst .of said .slots I0, then on top of the Lmember 2 andV nal- 1y through the other not' lu ben-iw the memberl z.

In order to put the twof'memb'ers l and 2y into operative position, the portion of the belt 4 which is remote from its end is threaded through the side opening 6 of the frame 5, the member y 'at their open ends.

ticularly in Fig. 17, the end portions of the lower; member I5 are lowered relative to the main body 2 then put on top of the member I and finally the end of the belt 4 threaded through the frame 5 between its end and the first cross bar 'I, thereby maintaining the upper member 2 resting on the lower member I in operative position. The upper member 2 may be of any shape or size, and is not limited in its size to the width of the lower member I, since no threading of the upper member 2 through the lower member I takes place.

In the embodiment shown in Figs. 4 to 6 the same principle as shown in the prior embodiment is applied and the only distinction liesvdin the lower member I1 which comprises two ringshaped elements 51 and Sal, the element 51 having a side opening 61 to receive the be l t 41, and both elements being hingedly connected. The belt 31 is immovably associated with the Aring element 5a1 and the upper member 21 extends, preferably, over the entire length and beyond the lower member I1.. As shown in Fig. 6 a separate squarely shaped element 5111 may be hinged to the element 5111.

The embodimentshown in Figs. 10 to 12 is merely distinguished over the first two embodi- .ments by theparticular shape of the lower member I2, which is also equipped with one side opening 62 and thus operates in the same manner.

WhileV the first three disclosed embodiments permit of threading of the remote end of the belt 4 of the upper member 2 through the side opening, the immediate end of the belt still has to be threaded throughthe lower member I. The following embodiments, to be disclosed now, eliminate 'any threading through the lower member.

Thisend'is achieved by providing side openings at both ends of the lower member. In the embodiment shown 'in'Figs 7 to 9, the lower member I3 has a side opening 6a3 'at one end thereof and another side opening 6113 adjacent to the 'other end of the lower member I3 and oppositelydisposed tothe opening 6:13. The upp'er member 23has immovably associated there- 'to'th'ebelt or'strap 33, while the belt or strap 43 is secured, 'asby threading, through the upper `member'23.

Figs. 13 tol-5 disclose substantially the same arrangement as shown in Figs. 7 to 9, however,

the" side openings' 6a4 and 6b4 of the lower member I4 are disposed on the same side thereof. The

ber I4 in order to reach the operative positions of themembers I4 and 24. The upper member 241s "shown in this embodiment in ribbon form though any other form may be used.

. The embodiment shown, finally, in Figs. 16 toV 18, shows a lower member I5 which is equipped with two parallel longitudinally displaced open slots 6a5 and 6175, which slots are inwardly curved In addition, as shown par- 'of said member. One of said end portions has litsiextreme end bent upwardly, as clearly shown in Fig. 18,.to prevent that the belt 45 be removed involuntarily or accidentally from the slots 6115. Thebelt orjstrap, v: 15 is immovably associated to the lower member I5.

While I have disclosed several embodiments of the present invention, it is to be understood that these embodiments are given by example only and not in any limiting sense, the scope of the invention being determined by the objects and the claims.

I claim:

1. In a fastener for adjusting belts, straps or the like, a lower member and an upper member, two slots in the lsaid lower member, the greatest dimension of the said slots in the lower member being smaller than the smallest outer dimension of the said upper member, at least one crosswise disposed opening in the said lower member and terminating in one of the said slots, the upper member resting on and at least partly overlapping both ends of the said lower member in operative position, one strap portion immovably associated with the said lower member in normal use of the fastener, another strap por- 'pass'ingl'always inthe same directionalong the lower memberand through one of 'the slots ofhthek latter, then passing Ythrough andalo'n'g atleast a part of the upper 'member and finally againthrough the other of said slots of the said lower member, saidother strap Vportion being immovably associated with 4the upper member duringnormal'use' of the fastener.

In a fastener for adjusting belts, straps or the like, a lower member and an'uppe'r member,

twrfslots in the said lowermember, the greatest dimension of the said yslotsi'n the lower member being smaller than the Vsmallest outer/dimension of the said upper member, at least one lcrosswise disposed opening in the said'lower member and t'erminating'in on'e'of'th'e said slots, at least two parallel substantiallyI crosswisedisposed slots 'Vinrthe'saidfu'pper member, the said'upper meinber resting on and at -least vpartly overlapping both ends ofthe lower'm'ember'in operative positionponestrap u portion immovably associated with the said lower member in normal use of the fastener', anotherstra-'p portion passing always `the same direction along the lower member and through onef the said slots ofthe latter, Athen being threads-dV through the said crosswise disposed slots "of the upper member 'andmpassirigalongf at leasta part ofthe latter an'd 'finally again'through the other ofthe said slots of the said lower member, said Vother strap vportion'being immovably associated with'the upper'i'nember 4means of the said threading throughl thev upper member during normal use of the fastener.

`ANNA NEUMANN.

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